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Verge Center for the Arts is excited to announce the 15th Annual Sac Open Studios event is transitioning to a virtual format with a dynamic and diverse variety of live online activities scheduled for September 9-13 & 17-20, 2020. Sac Open Studios is a free self-guided tour designed to showcase artists who live and work in the greater Sacramento region. The everevolving event is the region’s oldest, largest and most prestigious artist studio tour program that provides a platform for the community to connect with and support regional artists while making new discoveries along the way.

With 120 artists participating from throughout Sacramento County and the City of West Sacramento in 2020, the community can watch and/or engage in a variety of ways, including a Sac Open Studios kick-off event, interactive “Conversations with Artists” opportunities, various “Artist Livestreams” when the community can watch artistry in action, individual events offered by some of the participating artists, and more.

“While the format may be a bit different this year, significantly more people will now have the opportunity to discover the depth of amazing talent that exists in our artist and maker community,” said Liv Moe, Founding Director of Verge Center for the Arts.“This year, all that is needed is a computer or smartphone to engage, experience and enjoy a creative getaway live from the comfort of living rooms everywhere or from virtually anywhere.”

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encouraged to be a part of a virtual evening kick-off event. Interested community members will have the opportunity to connect with each other, learn the easy steps about how to navigate the virtual tour, view artwork from the Preview Exhibit, and e-meet the people who have made this program so special throughout the years.

Conversations with Artists and Artist Livestreams – September 10-13 & 1720 (times vary) Conversations with Artists is a series of virtual events held on Zoom consisting of conversations and moderated audience Q&A sessions with Sac Open Studios artists. The community is invited to participate in themed sessions to learn

more about artists’ artwork, inspirations, studio practice, and more. During Artist Livestreams, Sac Open Studios artists will broadcast live from their studios on Facebook Live or Instagram Live. This is a rare chance to get an exclusive peek into the daily lives of artists in their studios, watch their process, learn their techniques, and ask questions.

to watch the action live.

Conversations with Artists will broadcast live via Zoom and Artist Livestreams will broadcast live from artists’ individual Facebook and Instagram accounts. Participants can also choose to follow the social media accounts of participating artists to receive in-app notifications when they begin their Artist Livestreams.

The Artist Listings of the Individual Artist Events guide is a great resource to To complement the virtual find the Facebook pages and events as part of the official Instagram user names for faSac Open Studios effort, a vorite artists. number of artists will host their own, virtual events Sac Open Studios Guide throughout September as For more detailed tour inwell. The community is wel- formation, a comprehencome to attend these events sive and user-friendly 60for singular artistic experi- page Sac Open Studios ences created by our com- guidebook/magazine will munity of regional artists. be available soon at various How to Watch & Engage locations around the reTo find and/or watch the gion (in limited supply due live events, e-attendees sim- to COVID-19), or can be ply visit sacopenstudios.com downloaded online beginduring the scheduled times ning August 18 at www.ver-

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geart.com/open-studios/ in 2014), Sac Open Studios tour-guide/. allows tour goers the opportunity to engage directly Sac Open Studios Pre- with artists while enjoying view Exhibition – Septem- and experiencing a selfber 10-27 guided, art-focused exploAn exhibition showcasing ration of the greater Sacraa sampling of local artistry mento region, whether that will be on display for a lim- means in-person as in preited time at Verge Center for vious years or virtually in the Arts for in-person view- 2020. ing at 625 S Street in SacA unique collaboration ramento. Artwork on dis- between Verge Center for play is for sale with proceeds the Arts, local artists, arts benefiting the artists and organizations, schools and Verge. Due to COVID-19 colleges, and local businessrestrictions, social distanc- es, Sac Open Studios is gening measures and health pre- erously sponsored by the cautions will be in place in- following: Blick Art Matecluding mandatory masks to rials, Capital Public Radio, be worn by all visitors. In- Mondavi Center, Phillip M. terested guests are encour- Cunningham, Warehouse aged to visit www.vergeart. Artist Lofts (WAL), Incom for regularly updated side Sacramento and Sacrainformation about visiting mento365.com. Additional the center in person. support is provided by the Originally established in Office of Arts and Culture 2006 by the Center of Con- of the City of Sacramento, temporary Art Sacramen- the City of Sacramento and to (that later merged with the County of Sacramento Verge Center for the Arts Board of Supervisors.

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COVID-19-related order shuts down local hair salons, barbershops East Sacramento

By Lance Armstrong Citizen Staff Writer

The state’s recent spike in confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) led to the mandatory closure of local hair salons and barbershops last week.

Sacramento County public health officials issued this temporary order on July 14, after Gov. Gavin Newsom mandated that these businesses temporarily cease their operations.

The order will continue until the county’s public health officer decides to lift it.

Sacramento County is one of 30 California counties that Newsom mentioned in his mandate during his July 13 press conference. This county is on the state’s watch list of counties that have rising numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Newsom addressed the rise in COVID-19 cases during his press conference.

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The interior of Torque Hair Shoppe at 3716 J St. is pictured prior to its recent temporary closure. The order will continue until the county’s public health officer decides to lift it.

“We’re seeing an increase in the spread of the virus, so that’s why it’s incumbent upon all of us to recognize soberly that COVID-19 is not

going away any time soon until there is a vaccine or an effective therapy,” he said.

In her July 14 order, Sacramento County Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye stated that this county had 150 COVIDrelated hospitalizations on July 10. She also noted that 16% of intensive care unit beds are available in the county, as of press time.

“Private gatherings have been identified as a significant contributing factor to the increase in transmission,” Kasirye mentioned in the July 14 order. “Given current rates of transmission and increase in

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hospitalization in Sacramento County, there is a need to reduce nonessential gatherings where mixing and disease spread occur.”

Kasirye’s staff reported that as of July 15, Sacramento County had 6,174 confirmed cases and 92 deaths since March.

Sacramento County’s order, which also calls for the closure of places of worship and gymnasiums, left many hairstylists and barbers frustrated.

Hair salons and barbershops in the coverage areas of Valley Community Newspapers found themselves in familiar territory.

These businesses previously experienced a temporary closure during the government stay-at-home order that affected those establishments. Hairstylists and barbers were allowed to return to work in late May. Those reopenings came with various requirements, including that both workers and clients must wear face coverings, a new smock or cape needs to be given to each client, and working stations and high-traffic areas must be sanitized on a regular basis.

Jennifer Arrington, owner of Torque Hair Shoppe at 37th and J streets, and a licensed cosmetologist, mentioned that having to close her shop was financially challenging.

“It’s been a hard struggle, I’m not going to lie,” she said.

“I’ve been in East Sac at this location where this barbershop is for 16 years and I’ve been licensed for 25 years and I’ve never had to go through anything like this.

“Barbershops, in general, don’t operate on a high profit margin as it is. The money we make is month to month, it’s day to day. So, it’s not like we have a big reserve of funds just sitting and waiting to be used up.”

Arrington mentioned that she is struggling with the decision that was made to order her business to be temporarily shut down.

“We’re governed by the state of California to get that license (to work in a hair salon or barbershop),” she said.

“We have to pass a test that basically ensures public safety, and it seems like that is being entirely overlooked over any of it.

“Our license is to not (spread) diseases, and it’s for public safety. It doesn’t mean like we have a license and we know how to cut hair. And we work with the state board all the time. We get surprise inspections. It’s seems like our licenses are not being taken into account for what we do.”

Pocket-Greenhaven Brian Wong, owner of Passion Hair on Rush River Drive, also expressed concerns with his finances.

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years, I don’t think that’s doable. That’s why I’m trying to at least get a job for like DoorDash or Postmates to at least pay for the rent.”

Wong noted that his greatest frustration with the closure is having to pay rent on a shop that he is not able to use.

“It’s not like there’s a forgiven loan or anything, and if there is it’s only accessible by certain people who have connections and everything,” he said.

Wong described being caught off guard by the order to shut down his business again.

“I thought it was a joke,” he said. “It’s kind of like the boy who cried wolf. I was like, ‘Is this real or is this fake?

What’s going on?’”

He added that because the order required immediate closure, he was placed in a position to quickly make phone calls to many clients who already made appointments.

“I had to manually call everybody to (say), ‘Sorry, we’re closing due to the governor’s order,’” Wong said.

Land Park Anthony Giannotti, owner of Anthony’s Barbershop at 2408 21st St., told this paper that he was not surprised to hear about the government order to temporarily shut down his business.

“We had been kind of hearing rumors through the industry and out of the Capitol for a couple of days that we might be getting shut down again,” he said. “Honestly, just looking at Newsom’s guidelines and the way Sacramento County was kind of headed, it was kind of expected.”

Giannotti explained that he is taking an understanding approach to the shutdown.

“I don’t think there’s a point in agreeing or disagreeing with (the order),” he said.“It is what it is. These are the powers that be.

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“Yeah, there are other channels that we can use to put some pressure on the government, but in all reality, people are getting sick and dying, and that’s a big concern. We’re going to be stuck in this cycle. I think it’s more important to try to deliver a health message to wear a mask and do what we can.”

Giannotti added that the financial impact of running the business during the pandemic extends beyond the shutdowns.

“It’s like a financial cliff,” he said.“You can go from being fully booked one week to not even half booked the next week.”

He also noted that a lot of people get scared to come into his barbershop.

“We do an abnormal amount of last-minute cancellations and no-call no-shows,” Giannotti said. “I think people just hear a new report that comes out for the day and they get freaked out and they don’t call and cancel, or they do and we don’t have a chance to rebook.”

Prior to the shutdown, barbers at Anthony’s Barbershop were making about 65% of what they made prior to the pandemic, Giannotti noted.

Carmichael Darryl Elam, owner of Darryl’s Hair Studio & Spa, on Fair Oaks Boulevard, expressed his support of the recent county order that temporarily shut down his business. “(That is) what we should have done – shut it back down again – because I thought we opened up too soon,” he said.

“Really, it’s definitely hurting my business and everything else.

But what can we do? We have to get this virus under control.”

Elam added that he is frustrated by the many people who do not face wear coverings or take any other precautions to prevent the potential spreading of COVID-19.

“They’re just going to kill more people,” he said. “It just doesn’t make sense. And I don’t see no other option, but to close down.

It’s going to hurt us all, but we have to deal with it.”

Elam mentioned that with the economic impact that the recent closure will have on his business, he plans to seek financial assistance.

“I’m going to have to definitely apply for (assistance) and see where we go from there,” he said.

Moving forward, Elam encouraged people to be safe to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

“It’s not going to get any better anytime soon, if we don’t stay at home and keep our people safe,” he said. “And one of the things that I would hate is to have an asymptomatic client to come into the salon and get us all infected.”

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Anthony’s Barbershop was among the barbershops that temporarily closed through a county order issued last week.

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On Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25, Summer Spark “drive-thru” offered a unique in-car art experience allowing guests to drive through a multisensory experience inspired by the annual counter-cultural event Burning Man. The drive-thru format, strict physical distancing, and mask use was employed to minimize health risks.

The one-third mile loop was activated by installation art, mutant vehicles, flow art performances, local DJs and latenight eats from food trucks. With Burning Man canceled this year, local burners, led by the non-profit Sacramento Valley Spark, have turned their attention to creating this unique experience. This project was supported by Rancho Cordova’s Community Enhancement Fund, and not sponsored or endorsed by The Burning Man Project or any of its affiliates. Sacramento Valley Spark is a 501(c)3 non-profit inspired by the 10 principles of Burning Man. Summer Spark drive-thru was held at 2300 Mine Shaft Lane, Rancho Cordova.

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